When we think of ominous statements the title of this post ranks right up there at the top. It conveys a sense of urgency that should make one ready to spring into action to save life and limb in case disaster strikes. The disaster, as it were, in this case would be to do something as simple as swallowing toothpaste. All fluoride containing toothpastes carry this warning. Don’t believe me? Please go check. To be exact the warning goes like this: “Keep out of reach of children under 6 years of age. If you accidentally swallow more than needed for brushing seek professional help or call poison control immediately”. There are not many products on the market today that we are supposed to put in our mouths that carry a poison warning.
Commercially used fluoride is a by-product (read waste) of the organophosphate fertilizer industry. This is what manufacturers put into toothpaste. Fluoride has the ability to accumulate in our body’s overtime and is thought to lead to chronic illnesses and ironically brittle teeth through fluorosis. While fluoride in toothpaste work its long term damaging effects on adults our children can suffer immediately. All that is required to kill an average weight 2 year old is for them to ingest 60 mg of fluoride. The average tube of toothpaste contains twice that amount(it can average between 120 and 150 mg). Half a tube of fluoridated toothpaste can kill a 2 year old while an entire tube can kill a 9 year old. To be fair there aren’t many kids out there eating vast quantities of toothpaste but there are many consuming more than their fair share. When put into perspective the conclusion must be that there is no such thing as a safe amount of poison. Remember, fluoride has a cumulative effect. This toxin also has the ability to attract and then bind to heavy metals most notably aluminum. Once bound together the body has a notoriously difficult time ridding itself of either without specific detoxification protocols. Essentially, the poison that doesn’t kill you today will hang around and hover over your head like a toxic sword of Damocles. This is what we give our kids and continue to take ourselves on the daily basis.
At this point the collective groan of some reading this post can be heard saying: “We need fluoride for healthy teeth…or so we’ve been told”. As a matter of fact Western European nations have the same rate of tooth decay or lower when compared to America. The point is that most of the communities in these nations have long stopped fluoridating their water and use non-fluoridated or extremely low fluoridated toothpaste. Refusing to bath our teeth in sugar baths daily (sodas, chips and other highly processed sugary snacks) combined with proper nutrient intake and brushing with non-fluoridated, non-toxic toothpaste will lend us a better outcome.
The industrialized nations are beginning to wake up from its toxic slumber to reclaim health and vitality. Let us be more conscious of what we partake in and what we allow others to do to us against our own best interest. Our health is ours and it is up to us to reclaim it.
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Sources:
http://fluoridealert.org/toothpaste
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